The atmosphere in the restaurant grew tense.

Molly could have denied it—there really wasn’t anything romantic between her and Brody.

With that said, Brody was her friend, and his mother had come all this way to meet her. If she denied it now, it would embarrass them and likely cost her Brody’s friendship. She didn’t have much to hold onto in life.

Besides, Ocelotte already had a girlfriend. Her denial would be meaningless. In her heart, she had given up on him long ago. It wasn’t letting